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==Timeline of 1854== | ==Timeline of 1854== | ||
| − | * | + | *Kaei 6/12/22-26 (Jan 20-24) Perry's fourth visit to Ryûkyû. [[Commodore Perry]] enters [[Shuri castle]] for the second time, as a mere show of authority, but is not granted an audience with any royals. |
| + | *1854/1/4-5 (Feb 1-2) Perry departs Ryûkyû for [[Edo]]. | ||
| + | *1854/1/11-24 (Feb 8-21) A Russian fleet under [[Yevfimy Vasilyevich Putyatin]] makes port in [[Naha]]. | ||
| + | *1854/1/16 (Feb 13) Perry's fleet arrives in mainland Japan. | ||
| + | *1854/3/3 (March 31) The [[Convention of Kanagawa]] is concluded. | ||
*1854/4/5 The [[USS Saratoga|USS ''Saratoga'']] makes port in Honolulu on its way back to the US from Japan. | *1854/4/5 The [[USS Saratoga|USS ''Saratoga'']] makes port in Honolulu on its way back to the US from Japan. | ||
| − | *1854/6/17 The [[Treaty of Amity (Ryukyu-US)|Treaty of Amity]]<!--琉米修好条約--> between the [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû Kingdom]] and the United States is signed by Commodore Perry and the Ryukyuan ''[[Sessei]]'' [[Sho Kokun|Shô Kôkun]]''<!--尚宏勲--> at [[Naha]]. | + | *1854/5/17 (June 12) [[Board Incident]] - An American sailor named Board assaults an old woman in Naha. |
| + | *1854/6/7 (July 1) Perry arrives in Ryûkyû for the fifth time. | ||
| + | *1854/6/17 (July 11) The [[Treaty of Amity (Ryukyu-US)|Treaty of Amity]]<!--琉米修好条約--> between the [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû Kingdom]] and the United States is signed by Commodore Perry and the Ryukyuan ''[[Sessei]]'' [[Sho Kokun|Shô Kôkun]]''<!--尚宏勲--> at [[Naha]]. | ||
| + | *1854/6/23 (July 17) Perry and his fleet depart Ryûkyû for Hong Kong, taking [[Bernard Bettelheim]] with them. | ||
*1854/11/9 An earthquake and tsunami hit the Nankaidô region. | *1854/11/9 An earthquake and tsunami hit the Nankaidô region. | ||
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*Reconstuction of [[Matsumae castle]], begun in [[1849]], is completed. | *Reconstuction of [[Matsumae castle]], begun in [[1849]], is completed. | ||
*Construction on the ''[[tenshu]]'' of [[Matsuyama castle (Iyo)]], begun in [[1820]], is completed. | *Construction on the ''[[tenshu]]'' of [[Matsuyama castle (Iyo)]], begun in [[1820]], is completed. | ||
| − | *Expeditionary forces of the [[Russia-America Company]] occupy [[Sakhalin Island]]; the action, and subsequent Russian claims to the island, are justified by | + | *Expeditionary forces of the [[Russia-America Company]] occupy [[Sakhalin Island]]; the action, and subsequent Russian claims to the island, are justified by Yevfimy Vasilyevich Putyatin based on the concepts of ''terra nullius'' and 'prior occupation.' |
*[[Sakamoto Ryoma|Sakamoto Ryôma]] completes training in Chiba and returns to [[Tosa han]]. | *[[Sakamoto Ryoma|Sakamoto Ryôma]] completes training in Chiba and returns to [[Tosa han]]. | ||
===Births and Deaths=== | ===Births and Deaths=== | ||
Revision as of 12:44, 25 May 2012
Kaei 7 (嘉永七年) / Ansei 1 (安政元年)
Timeline of 1854
- Kaei 6/12/22-26 (Jan 20-24) Perry's fourth visit to Ryûkyû. Commodore Perry enters Shuri castle for the second time, as a mere show of authority, but is not granted an audience with any royals.
- 1854/1/4-5 (Feb 1-2) Perry departs Ryûkyû for Edo.
- 1854/1/11-24 (Feb 8-21) A Russian fleet under Yevfimy Vasilyevich Putyatin makes port in Naha.
- 1854/1/16 (Feb 13) Perry's fleet arrives in mainland Japan.
- 1854/3/3 (March 31) The Convention of Kanagawa is concluded.
- 1854/4/5 The USS Saratoga makes port in Honolulu on its way back to the US from Japan.
- 1854/5/17 (June 12) Board Incident - An American sailor named Board assaults an old woman in Naha.
- 1854/6/7 (July 1) Perry arrives in Ryûkyû for the fifth time.
- 1854/6/17 (July 11) The Treaty of Amity between the Ryûkyû Kingdom and the United States is signed by Commodore Perry and the Ryukyuan Sessei Shô Kôkun at Naha.
- 1854/6/23 (July 17) Perry and his fleet depart Ryûkyû for Hong Kong, taking Bernard Bettelheim with them.
- 1854/11/9 An earthquake and tsunami hit the Nankaidô region.
Other Events of 1854
- The Buke shohatto are re-promulgated.
- Ichikawa Ebizô V leads a troupe on a kabuki tour in Kamigata (Kansai).
- Reconstuction of Matsumae castle, begun in 1849, is completed.
- Construction on the tenshu of Matsuyama castle (Iyo), begun in 1820, is completed.
- Expeditionary forces of the Russia-America Company occupy Sakhalin Island; the action, and subsequent Russian claims to the island, are justified by Yevfimy Vasilyevich Putyatin based on the concepts of terra nullius and 'prior occupation.'
- Sakamoto Ryôma completes training in Chiba and returns to Tosa han.
Births and Deaths
- Kabuki actor Ichikawa Danjûrô VIII commits suicide while on tour in Osaka (b. 1823).
- Shinsengumi member Ichimura Tetsunosuke is born.
- Architect Katayama Tôkuma is born (d. 1917).
- Yamanouchi Toyoatsu, daimyô of Tosa han, dies (b. 1825).
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